This is the Archive Page for previous recipes for Decemberfest Lager batches.
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2020.
Around September, I thought I should brew an Oktoberfest lager. I never got around to it.
In October, I thought maybe a Novemberfest lager would be a good idea. I never got around to it.
In November, I thought maybe a Decemberfest lager would work. I never really got around to it until mid-December.
It probably won't be ready to drink before January, but I thought I could still call it Decemberfest as I was brewing it in December. And ... I might drink some of it before the end of the year.
Rather than the Marzen style, I went with more of a "Festbier". My first attempt at this style.
Batch #1 of this beer was my 6th batch that I brewed on my
Anvil Foundry.
This is one of those beers that both the Brew Master and the Beer Model like.
It is a beautiful golden lager. Not too light. Not too heavy.
Not too malty. Not too hoppy.
Not too sweet. Not too bitter.
Just an awesome easy drinking lager. At 5.5% ABV, it isn't sessionable, but at the same time, it isn't a beer that will mess you up if you drink one or two.
Pretty much a beer-drinker's beer.
Awesome.
| Decemberfest Lager --- Batch 1 |
| Style | | Festbier | | Batch Size | | 6.00 gal |
| Type | | All Grain | | Boil Size | | 7.09 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency | | 70.00 | | Boil Time | | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | | 1.055 SG | | Estimated FG | | 1.011 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness | | 25.7 IBUs (Rager) | | Alcohol by Volume | | 5.8 % |
| BU : GU | | 0.464 | | | | |
| Recipe Color | | 6.5 SRM | | | | |
| Measured OG: | | 1.052 | | Measured FG: | | 1.010 |
| ADF: | | 81 | | Measured ABV: | | 5.5% |
Ingredients
Ingredients| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|
| 8.05 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - |
| 6.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - |
| 3.00 g | Chalk (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - |
| 2.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash) | Water Agent | 4 | - | - |
| 7 lbs | Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 53.8 % | 0.55 gal |
| 5 lbs | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 38.5 % | 0.39 gal |
| 1 lbs | Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 7.7 % | 0.08 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Magnum [11.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min | Hop | 8 | 22.2 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) | Fining | 9 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) | Other | 10 | - | - |
| 1.000 oz | Hallertau [5.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 11 | 3.4 IBUs | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Saflager Lager (DCL/Fermentis #W-34/70) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 12 | - | - |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|
| Saccharification | Add 32.18 qt of water at 157.0 F | 150.0 F | 45 min |
| Heat | Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min | 156.0 F | 20 min |
If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Recipe NotesMake 1.4 liter (6 cups) yeast starter a day before brew day.
Brewing salts in the mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=135,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=161,Cl=55,HCO3=163
Brew as directed from recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 50 degrees as possible.
Ferment in 50's for about 5 days, let rise to high 60's for another week.
Keg carbonate.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | | (1.049 SG) | | Pre-boil Vol | | (7.09 gal) |
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